Taarifa Rwanda
Published 4 months ago
A British Magazine
The Economist has named Malawi as “Country of the Year” for reviving democracy in an authoritarian region” citing the nullification of the 2019 Presidential elections that were marred by irregularities.
The Economist argues that Malawi handled very well democracy and the rule of law highlighted by the nullification of the presidential election and peaceful shift of power. The British Publication also hailed Malawians as people who stood for democracy in the year 2020.
“The vote-count was rigged with correction fluid on the tally sheets. Foreign observers cynically approved it anyway. Malawians launched mass protests against the ‘Tipp-Ex election’. Malawian judges turned down suitcases of bribes and annulled it,” The Economist said in a statement.
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Ugandan police officers and members of Local Defence Units (LDU), a paramilitary force composed of civilians, patrol during the curfew after 7pm in Kampala, Uganda, on April, 29, 2020. (Photo by Sumy Sadurni/AFP)
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This year will be forever associated with one story that affected every single country in the world: the Covid-19 pandemic. At the time of writing, more than 68-million people had been infected with the virus and more than 1.5-million people have died of it, according to the World Health Organisation. As the virus continues to spread, these numbers will only increase with the second wave already underway in Europe, the United States and South Africa.